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Coventry BS gives £1m of ‘cost of living’ support

Coventry Building Society is donating £1 million to fund cost of living support in...

Reward Finance funds Caernarfon events theatre growth

A £435,000 cash injection provided by Reward Finance Group will help an entertainment and...

Bank of England hikes Bank Rate to 3%

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted by a majority of...

AMI unveils five-point protection plan

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has launched its third annual Viewpoint Report on...

Age Partnership teams up with Biscuit Tin

Equity release advisory firm Age Partnership has partnered with digital legacy business, Biscuit Tin. The...

Silbury Finance provides £22m facility for Hove residential development

Silbury Finance, the Oaktree Capital Management-backed development lender, has provided a £22 million senior...

MorganAsh and Moneyhub partner for vulnerability and Consumer Duty

MorganAsh, the support services provider, and Moneyhub, the data and payments platform, are working...

Dual pricing will destroy broker-lender relations

Just Mortgages has responded to feedback from its brokers that some lenders are reintroducing...

New members for MaPS Advisory Group

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has appointed two new individuals to its Advisory...

Virgin Money unveils new exclusive two-year fix

Virgin Money has reduced selected residential fixed rates and launched a new exclusive mortgage. The new products...

Bridging Trends reports 20% rise in quarterly volumes

£214.7 million in bridging loans was transacted by Bridging Trends contributors during the third...

Only one-quarter of landlords have EPC rating of C or better

71% of landlords in the UK still own rental properties with an energy performance...

HTB appoints MD for specialist mortgages

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Chris Daly as managing director of its specialist...

MFS secures £200m funding line

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured £200 million of additional institutional funding. This increases a...
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The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

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Employment history rises up brokers’ mortgage search agenda

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Half of homes taking longer to sell as regional divide widens

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The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested...

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